Let's talk light weight packpacking food!

[HighCountryHunter88]

olive oil packets, tuna creations packs. freeze dried avocado is something like 150 cal per ounce

already do the tuna but this freeze dried avocado intrigues me immensely.   Do you DIY them or buy them?  I freaking love avacado!

i actually havnt made or bought any, my buddy had some he made this year and this thread just remind me! i need to look into it more too!

[SilkOnTheDrySide]

Kirkland chocolate covered almonds equates to about 150 calories an ounce.  They are freaking crack.

Also, your statement about having to pack food you’ll eat rings way too true.  I am having to constantly rotate my food because I’ll get sick of something.

Except chocolate covered almonds.  I never get sick of those.  I just told the wife she’s no longer allowed to buy them, I have no control.


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[92xj]

I make my own meals and protein/breakfast/snack bars.

If you need a change from the idahodian base, use couscous.  My go to is diced up chicken breast cooked in cream of mushroom soup.  Cook till down, then divide and dehydrate.  Throw in vacuum seal bag with the ziplok end with flavored couscous of choice. 30min to an hour, throw in your hot water, place wherever and let it do it's thing and eat. Makes a dang good hot dinner.

My bars that I make are insanely high protein and calorie.  I don't remember the exact numbers.  I cant have them in the house as I have no control and will eat them all when no burning calories.  They make people fat.
ingredients include cooked quinoa, protein powder, peanut butter, honey, cinnamon, an egg, folded in mixed nuts, chocolate chips, and maybe a little other stuff that I am not thinking, as I don't have my written down recipe in front of me.  Cook, cool, cut, freeze, vacuum seal, put lock on freezer until your trip. 

[Jonathan_S]

Two words... doritos

[Jason]

I switched from Justin’s peanut butter to Trail Butter maple and sea salt nut butter. Much tastier than Justins PB. I usually put it on my jerky. And before any one makes wise cracks, I didn’t name the stuff..lol

I was packing about 1.5lbs per day and still had 1lb left over at the end of 5 days on the last trip out. I packed so I wasn’t eating the same stuff everyday but I think as the others have said I still got bored on some of the stuff I took, especially the protein bars.

[Jason]

Also for lunches I like the tuna packets, I try to find the packets of mayonnaise with the highest amount of calories and put one or two of these in each pack of tuna. A packet of relish makes it even better.

[Randonee]

We are all different, but something I always have in my food bag is two Keebler Toast and Peanut Butter packets per day.  They are salty, have a fair amount of calories, cheap, and I find them very easy to eat (with some liquid).  They have been a part of my food kit for well over two decades of alpine climbing, backcountry skiing, etc..  I’m also quite fond of Pilot Crackers with cheese and salami; I’ve used them on quite a few 2+ week trips and they hold together well and are pretty compact and easy to use.  I’ll also put peanut butter on them or eat them with a freezer dried dinner for some extra calories and carbs. 

[BULLBLASTER]

All you need is some Lenny and Larry’s and c4 power! All the c4power

Also if you want freeze dry avocados I may know a guy.... 

[BULLBLASTER]

Two words... doritos

Are they any good after being freeze dried? Does it cut lots of weight out?

[Tjv28]

After my moose hunt I’ve come to the conclusion that a snickers a day is mandatory... also, those Kirkland signature trail mix packs are pretty money. Both not the lightest weight, but have 250+ calories per and you will definitely eat them no matter how tired you are. Major moral boost!

[Wanttohuntmore]

I'll second the snickers even though I'd prefer a milky way 😀  I always pack cliff bars even though they are a chore to eat but not bad.   Two for b-fast then dehydrated meals at lunch and dinner.  Throw in trail mix and i can last about 6 days before I start eyeing the camp robbers wondering what they'd taste like.  Also some sort of powdered drink supplement always helps.   

[Karl Blanchard]

You guys are obviously not aware of the amount of candy I pack per day    I could cut a half pound from my daily rations by just cutting out sour patch kids alone  

[Wanttohuntmore]

You guys are obviously not aware of the amount of candy I pack per day    I could cut a half pound from my daily rations by just cutting out sour patch kids alone

At the volume I've ate sour patch kids in the past,  I'm surprised i still have a tongue and roof of my mouth.   That sugar is like crushed glass!

Yeah,  trying to balance sugar,  salt,  fat and protein,  snickers does it.

[Karl Blanchard]

Two words... doritos

Are they any good after being freeze dried? Does it cut lots of weight out?

you have no idea how amazing those doritos were!  I about had a heart attack when the jon busted them out

[BULLBLASTER]

Two words... doritos

Are they any good after being freeze dried? Does it cut lots of weight out?

you have no idea how amazing those doritos were!  I about had a heart attack when the jon busted them out

they’ve gotta have a high calorie to weight ratio too